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Renewable Energy News 30 December 2025 - 4 January 2026

Fluence Energy stock jumps 16% to kick off 2026 as AI-power demand lifts storage names

Fluence Energy stock jumps 16% to kick off 2026 as AI-power demand lifts storage names

NEW YORK, Jan 3, 2026, 18:36 ET — Market closed Shares of Fluence Energy Inc (FLNC) jumped 16.3% on Friday to close at $23.01, after trading as high as $23.12 and as low as $20.14. The stock was up about 0.4% in after-hours trading, StockAnalysis data showed. StockAnalysis The rally put the battery-storage name back in focus as U.S. equities opened 2026 with a mixed session and investors debated the interest-rate path. “Value is outperforming growth and AI infrastructure is up,” said Jed Ellerbroek, a portfolio manager at Argent Capital in St. Louis. Reuters Energy storage has increasingly been pulled
4 January 2026
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Plug Power stock leaps after Clear Street upgrade — what traders are watching next

Plug Power stock leaps after Clear Street upgrade — what traders are watching next

NEW YORK, Jan 3, 2026, 18:06 ET — Market closed Plug Power Inc. shares jumped about 13% in the last U.S. regular session, closing at $2.23 after swinging between $2.00 and $2.27. More than 120 million shares changed hands. The move followed a research update from Clear Street, which upgraded Plug Power to “buy” from “hold” and set a $3 price target. Analyst Tim Moore said Plug has a “path to profitability,” pointing to about $200 million in annual cost savings, higher pricing and operating leverage that could lift margins as early as the June quarter. TipRanks Why this matters
4 January 2026
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Bloom Energy stock jumps 14% to start 2026 as Wells Fargo credit line stays in focus

Bloom Energy stock jumps 14% to start 2026 as Wells Fargo credit line stays in focus

NEW YORK, Jan 3, 2026, 10:33 ET — Market closed Bloom Energy Corp shares jumped 13.6% in the last regular session on Friday to close at $98.69, putting the fuel-cell maker among the day’s stronger clean-energy performers. Investing.com India The move matters at the start of 2026 because investors have been quick to reprice rate-sensitive, high-volatility names on shifts in the outlook for U.S. growth and interest rates. Reuters Bloom also has a liquidity headline still in play: in a late-December SEC filing, the company disclosed a $600 million senior secured revolving credit facility led by Wells Fargo. A revolving
3 January 2026
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First Solar stock jumps 5% to start 2026 as Google-Intersect link puts solar orders in focus

First Solar stock jumps 5% to start 2026 as Google-Intersect link puts solar orders in focus

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 03:54 ET — Market closed Shares of First Solar, Inc. closed up 4.98% on Friday at $274.34, extending gains for solar-linked stocks in the first U.S. session of 2026. The move mattered because traders were re-pricing demand signals for utility-scale solar, where First Solar sells most of its thin-film modules. A fresh focus landed on Intersect Power after pv magazine USA detailed Alphabet’s planned acquisition of the solar-and-storage developer and its push to build power for data centers. pv magazine USA Intersect has a 2.4-gigawatt module supply agreement with First Solar through 2026, pv magazine
3 January 2026
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Bloom Energy stock jumps 14% today as fuel-cell rally lifts BE above $98 — what traders watch next

Bloom Energy stock jumps 14% today as fuel-cell rally lifts BE above $98 — what traders watch next

NEW YORK, January 2, 2026, 19:47 ET — After-hours Bloom Energy (NYSE: BE) shares jumped on Friday and were last up about 13.6% at $98.69 in after-hours trading. The stock traded between $88.84 and $100.35 after opening at $90.00, with about 11.6 million shares changing hands. The move lands as U.S. stocks begin 2026 with a firm tone, even as investors keep one eye on interest rates. The S&P 500 ended up 0.19% while the Dow rose 0.66% and the Nasdaq was little changed. Reuters For Bloom, the rally keeps attention on the “bring-your-own-power” trade tied to data centers. The
3 January 2026
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EOSE stock jumps 13% as energy-storage names rally to start 2026

EOSE stock jumps 13% as energy-storage names rally to start 2026

NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 12:36 ET — Regular session Shares of Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc. jumped about 13% to $12.95 by midday on Friday, with about 8.8 million shares traded. The stock ranged from $11.56 to $12.98. The move matters because energy-storage stocks have been among the market’s most momentum-driven names, where small shifts in risk appetite can trigger big price swings. It also comes as investors reopen books for the first full session of 2026, a window that often brings fresh positioning and short-covering — when traders who bet against a stock buy it back to limit losses.
2 January 2026
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Siemens Energy rebuffs wind spin-off call as Siemens targets 200,000 U.S. electricians by 2030

Siemens Energy rebuffs wind spin-off call as Siemens targets 200,000 U.S. electricians by 2030

FRANKFURT, January 2, 2026, 12:30 ET Siemens Energy has rejected pressure from activist investor Ananym Capital to spin off its loss-making wind turbine business Siemens Gamesa, the Financial Times reported, sticking with a plan to restore the unit’s profitability. The newspaper said Siemens Energy is targeting a 3% to 5% operating margin — profit from core operations as a share of sales — for Gamesa by 2028. Financial Times The standoff lands as demand for gas turbines and power-grid equipment keeps climbing, pushing Siemens Energy and its rivals deeper into multi-year investment cycles. Siemens Energy said in November it plans
2 January 2026
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Plug Power stock ends 2025 higher after analyst upgrade — with a key share-vote ahead

Plug Power stock ends 2025 higher after analyst upgrade — with a key share-vote ahead

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 19:30 ET — Market closed Plug Power shares ended the year on a firmer note after Clear Street upgraded the hydrogen fuel-cell maker, even as U.S. equity markets went dark on Thursday for the New Year’s Day holiday. TipRanks+1 The upgrade matters heading into the first trading day of 2026 because Plug’s stock has been volatile and investors remain focused on financing risk at cash-hungry clean-energy names, where new share issuance can quickly dilute existing holders. TipRanks+1 It also lands as shareholders head toward a late-January vote that could expand Plug’s ability to issue stock.
2 January 2026
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Bahrain breaks ground on 100MW Al Dur solar plant as it chases 2035 renewables target

Bahrain breaks ground on 100MW Al Dur solar plant as it chases 2035 renewables target

NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 16:25 ET Bahrain’s Electricity and Water Authority has begun building a 100-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant at Al Dur, targeting completion in the third quarter of 2026, PV Tech reported. PV Tech The plant is designed to add 100 MW of capacity using about 135,000 solar panels spread across two adjacent sites covering roughly 830,000 square metres, according to EWA. EWA said the project supports Bahrain’s National Energy Strategy target of getting renewables to 20% of the overall energy mix by 2035. Electricity and Water Authority During the groundbreaking ceremony, EWA President Kamal
31 December 2025
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Sunrun stock drops today as Treasury yields tick higher in year-end trading

Sunrun stock drops today as Treasury yields tick higher in year-end trading

NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 15:30 ET — Regular session Sunrun Inc. shares fell 3.8% to $18.37 in afternoon trading on Wednesday, extending a pullback in rate-sensitive solar names on the final session of the year. The Nasdaq-listed stock opened at $19.06 and traded between $18.34 and $19.20. The move matters now because residential solar installers are closely tied to interest rates: higher borrowing costs can raise customer monthly payments and pressure the economics of financing-heavy business models. U.S. Treasury yields edged higher after a surprise drop in jobless claims, with the 10-year yield up about 1 basis point —
31 December 2025
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Trump offshore wind freeze heads to court as judge seeks classified evidence in Dominion case

Trump offshore wind freeze heads to court as judge seeks classified evidence in Dominion case

NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 14:45 ET A U.S. federal judge in Virginia has delayed Dominion Energy’s bid to quickly restart offshore construction on its Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project, as the court seeks access to classified material the Trump administration says underpins its stop-work order. The next hearing is set for Jan. 16, after the judge directed the government to submit the classified information to the court by Jan. 9 and to say by Dec. 31 whether it would share that material with Dominion’s security-cleared lawyers. Maritime Executive The case has become an early legal test of President Donald
31 December 2025
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Plug Power (PLUG) stock slips below $2 as revenue target and dilution vote loom

Plug Power (PLUG) stock slips below $2 as revenue target and dilution vote loom

NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 02:22 ET — Market closed Plug Power (PLUG.O) shares fell 4.83% to close at $1.97 on Monday, extending a two-day slide as the Nasdaq Composite slipped 0.50%. Trading volume was 72.2 million shares, below the stock’s 50-day average of 106.7 million, and the move lagged peer Ballard Power Systems (BLDP) which fell 2.28%. MarketWatch The drop keeps the hydrogen fuel-cell and electrolyzer maker pinned near the $2 level heading into the final stretch of the year, a price zone traders often treat as a sentiment marker in high-volatility small caps. Plug’s investor relations stock quote
30 December 2025
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Stock Market Today

GSK share price set for Monday watch after EU clears Nucala COPD use

GSK share price set for Monday watch after EU clears Nucala COPD use

7 February 2026
GSK shares closed Friday up 0.83% at a 52-week high after the EU approved Nucala for certain uncontrolled COPD patients. Insider filings showed chairman Jonathan Symonds bought 2,500 shares while executive David Redfern sold 100,000. The FTSE 100 rose 0.6%. Broker ratings on GSK remained mixed.
Aye Finance IPO: Rs 454-crore anchor haul follows valuation cut below last round

Aye Finance IPO: Rs 454-crore anchor haul follows valuation cut below last round

7 February 2026
Aye Finance raised Rs 454.5 crore from 19 anchor investors ahead of its Feb 9 IPO, pricing shares at the top of a Rs 122–129 range. The company’s profit fell 40% to Rs 64.3 crore in the six months to September as bad loans rose to 4.85%. The IPO values Aye at about Rs 3,200 crore, below its last private round. Major investors include Nippon Life India and Goldman Sachs funds.
BAT share price closes near 52-week high as buyback rolls on ahead of results week

BAT share price closes near 52-week high as buyback rolls on ahead of results week

7 February 2026
British American Tobacco shares closed up 1.2% at 4,609 pence Friday, near a 52-week high. The company disclosed further share buybacks and management share purchases ahead of its Feb. 12 full-year results. BAT bought 121,668 shares for cancellation on Feb. 5. Investors await updates on nicotine alternatives and cash returns.
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